{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/speaker-ryan-signs-iran-sanctions-extension-act", "Speaker Ryan Signs Iran Sanctions Extension Act", "2016-12-02", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Paul Ryan", "R000570", "www.speaker.gov", null, null, "legacy", "I just signed a 10-year extension of the Iran Sanctions Act.\nNext stop \u2192 The president's desk. pic.twitter.com/ucSF9k4Mvm\u2014 Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 2, 2016\n \nWASHINGTON\u2014House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after signing H.R. 6297, the Iran Sanctions Extension Act:\n\u201cI am pleased that despite initial hesitation, the White House has heeded our call and indicated that it will sign this bipartisan legislation. As Tehran continues to sponsor terrorism, test-fire ballistic missiles, and violate the nuclear agreement, Congress must maintain the ability to immediately reinstate sanctions against Iran. Now President-elect Trump will have the opportunity to evaluate our policy towards Iran independent of additional interference from the outgoing administration.\u201d\nNOTE:\u00a0The House\u00a0passed\u00a0H.R. 6297, authored by\u00a0House Foreign Affairs Comittee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), by a vote of 419-1. The Senate passed identical legislation by a vote of 99-0.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/speaker-ryan-signs-iran-sanctions-extension-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.376765012741089, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}